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August 23: Morning
Can I ask a question.. why don't dopplers work before 10wks or so? Is it coz the heart is still too small or because usually the uterus is still below the pelvic bone until then and so harder to make a connection...
afternoon
We (Robert and I) just heard it.. so I even got Tash to listen.. the rate is between 162 - 171.. to my mind a girly heartbeat.. what a beautiful sound.
Makes the m/s all worth it to hear it
The doppler is well worth the investment.
August 27th OB visit.
First of all he is very nice, not my usual OB Jamie coz he is on leave but Peter was lovely.
Did a quck scan, bub is now looking like a baby and moving, heart rate of 178. He described it as a very strong, sound and healthy pregnancy. He was really pleased with the size, heart beat and the placenta and cord meausrements.. The fibroid is off away from the bub so no worries there. No bleeds or anything.
the drama
me
he was very concerned with my m/s, my colour, dehydration , dizzyness and wanted to put me in hospital.
I asked about othe drugs we could try so I am now on Zantac and B6 so Robert had to go and get the script filled then I had to take one of each and lay down until the midwife was sure they were staying down. They even called a on-call nurse down from Recovery to keep an eye on me.
So for now I am allowed home, I HAVE to rest, lay down as much as possible and if I am getting worse I have to call them at any hour and I'l be admitted for I.V. fluid and prednisolone.
I did feel better for about nearly 2 hrs after the 2 tablets but now am wearing down mighty fast.
The Zantac is twice a day and B6 only once a day.
So I am off to bed.
I go back on the 19th Sept if not before. See how we go.
I still think 99% girl.
August 29
Robert took the memory stick in yesterday and will pick it up next week
I was hoping they coukd do it on the spot coz it takes less than a minute to copy over but... oh well..I wasn't really taking too much attention the other day but I di dsee bub moving so I was hanging out to see it all in detail.
Heartbeat is getting easier to find with the doppler so I do a quick check each night. Just long enough to hear it is nice and strong.
I think the B6 works better than the zantac. I am on 100mg once a day of B6. If it works so well I was wodnering about dosage and if I could take another before tea or even a 50mg to ease me over the evening meal.
I'll have to do a google.
I am cutting back the vitex too. I was on 2 tabules of 660mg a morning. Then I cut down to 1 1/2 and this week I am on just one tabule.. shaped like a capsule but is a dry tablet.
Tomorrow I cut down to 1/2 a tabule
then stay on that for a week or 10 days then stop altogether and just keep up with the 5mg folic acid.I'll start again on the prenatal and the calcium 600mg with Vit D once the m/s stops.
The iron in the prenate makes the m/s worse.
And today August 30
I am 9 weeks today !!!!!!
Heartbeat last night was between 168-172 and very clear .
2 1/2 more weeks to get past the miletone of the m/c at 11w4d and be in a safer place mentally.
